1st Edition

White Voters in 21st Century America

By George Hawley Copyright 2015
228 Pages
by Routledge

228 Pages
by Routledge

228 Pages
by Routledge

The United States is experiencing remarkable demographic changes that are having an important impact on the American electorate. As the minority share of the voting-eligible population continues to grow, the political clout of non-Hispanic whites will further decline. The 2012 election demonstrated that the Democratic Party can secure an Electoral College victory even when it loses badly, in the... Read more

Introduction: Thinking about White Voters  1. Is there a "White Vote"?  2. The "Missing" White Votes of 2012  3. The Enduring Influence of Ethnicity and History  4. Class and the White Vote  5. The White Generation Gap, Gender Gap and Marriage Gap  6. White Voters and Demographic Change  7. Conclusion

Biography

George Hawley is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Alabama. His research interests include demography, electoral behavior, political parties, immigration policy, and the U.S. Congress.